TY - BOOK AU - Alter, Robert AU - Kermode, Frank TI - The literary guide to the bible SN - 0674875311 U1 - 220.6 PY - 1987/// CY - Cambridge PB - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press KW - Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - This text examines the Bible as a work of literature which incorporates stories, poems, proverbs and prophecies. The book comprises over 40 essays, including book-by-book discussions, introductions to the Old and New Testaments, and discussions of various aspects of biblical literature ER -